There are several sources of information available to help you make intelligent choices about buying and selling stock? If you choose a corporation's annual report to base your decisions on, what should you look for?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Remember that an annual report is written to give real attention to public relations; that is, it puts the firm in as favorable a light as possible. Concern yourself with the trends in sales, profits, and dividends. Notice how well the company performed last year by comparing its financial ratios to the industry norm. What does the management project for the future? Is it positive or negative?

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A) rehearsing, initial contact, presenting, demonstrating, closing, and servicing B) approach, needs discovery, presentation, negotiation, close, and servicing the sale C) custom fitting, presentation, demonstration, negotiating, communicating, and closing D) initial contact, presentation, demonstration, communication, closing, and servicing E) preapproach, approach, rehearsing, presentation, negotiation, and closing

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What will be an ideal response?

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